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A vial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is pictured at an Alberta Health Services vaccination clinic in Didsbury, Alta., on June 29, 2021. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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Starting this fall, some Alberta residents who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be required to pay the full cost of the vaccine, the government says.
The federal government has been paying for COVID vaccines since 2020, although usually the cost of vaccines is the responsibility of the provinces. In April, the procurement process for the COVID vaccine changed, and Ottawa stopped covering the cost, meaning the provinces are responsible for purchasing doses.
